The Lakeville Arts Council awarded grants totaling $4,219 to 13 applicants last month for cultural programs in the Lakeville and Middleboro area. Recipients of the grant money include the Soule Homestead Education Center for the Harvest Fair and Joe Davies Folk Music Festival and the Middleboro Historical Association. Chairwoman of Selectmen Nancy Yeatts noted that Theatre One, the Soule Homestead, [...]

Middleboro’s Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to appoint Judy MacDonald as the town’s Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, a position which previously had been an elected position. MacDonald, who has held the position for 21 years, said she faced opposition two times – the first time when she was elected in 1990 and again in 2005. In June, the [...]